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Creator	Lossing, Benson John (1813-1891)
Title	Drawing of Dickson-Williams House
Alternate Title	Dickson-Williams Mansion, Greeneville, Tennessee
Genre	Drawings
Material/Technique	ink on paper
Description	Black and white outline sketch of the Dickson-Williams house and gardens, including vineyard.
Historical note	Benson Lossing (1813-1891), a journalist and illustrator in New York City, published a narrative sketchbook on the American Revolution in 1853. He attempted a similar project after the Civil War, creating ink drawings to turn into wood engravings for publication. The Tennessee State Museum owns a small collection of drawings he made in Tennessee, including this image.
Subject	Architecture, Domestic; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; Morgan, John Hunt
Theme	Holding Fast to Beauty
Story	Lucy Virginia Smith French
Geographic Location	United States -- Tennessee -- Greeneville
Language	eng
Contributing Institution	Tennessee State Museum
Rights	Images reproduced on this website are intended for individual, educational use only. For research inquiries about specific objects or requests for high resolution images, contact the Tennessee State Museum.
Type	Still image
Format	image/jp2
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Archival file	shades11/shades_tsm_0027.tif